Thomas Walter Mitchell (11 November 1906 – 4 February 1984) was an Australian politician, author and sportsman.
He and his wife Elyne Mitchell (daughter of General Sir Harry Chauvel) were the first people to ski the western slopes of the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains, including the demanding runs of "Little Austria".
Mitchell joined the Second Australian Imperial Force in 1940 and was a captain in the 2/22 Battalion and Headquarters 8th Division.
[1] He was captured by the Japanese in 1942 and was interned in the infamous Changi POW camp until 1945, being forced to work on the Burma Railway by his captors.
He was also Solicitor-General from June 1950 to December 1951,[2] the last politician to hold the office,[1] replaced by a non-political barrister, Henry Winneke.